Economics

GM Strike Ripples Across Economy Raising New Recession Fears

  • Automaker has already lost more than $1 billion in earnings
  • Suppliers laying off thousands of workers who get no pay

Auto Workers (UAW) strike outside the General Motors Co. (GM) plant in Romulus, Michigan, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 4.

Photographer: Brittany Greeson/Bloomberg
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